Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 1197

Emma glanced back at Florence's body as the coroner prepared for the autopsy. Holly collapsed in sobs, wailing like her world had ended.

A shadow of resentment flickered in Emma's eyes. "Whitney's just heartless. If it weren't for her, Florence never would've ended up on this path... I'm not letting this go. She's not getting away with it, and she sure as hell isn't lording over me."

"You're right, ma'am. The Sheldon family is yours and your father's to run. Who does she think she is, causing all this trouble?" Sienna spat out the words like they tasted bitter, her lips twisting into a cold, encouraging smirk.

Arm in arm, the grandmother and granddaughter left the funeral home, their family's black sedan waiting at the curb.

Beneath the old oak outside, Whitney's figure was all sharp lines and iciness as she walked away. Her face was calm, unreadable, but her eyes carried a storm. So this was Emma's plan all along-trying to push Sienna into marrying Shane. It all made sense now.

Whitney could only shake her head. Emma never failed to come up with new dramas. Honestly, the idea of taking over the Sheldon family had never even crossed Whitney's mind. Her dad was still alive, her mom had come back-she wasn't exactly interested in whatever scraps the family had left.

Was Emma just getting paranoid with age?

Whitney let out a small, sarcastic laugh. Deep down, Emma had never really accepted her. What was with the holier-than-thou attitude, anyway?

kind of thief, and now Emma was plotting to pull the Nelsons onto her side by dangling Sienna in front of Shane, just to keep herself

left Whitney cold. No matter how hard

whatever. She had bigger

to scheme for power, but she actually had the nerve to suggest Sienna drug Shane to force his hand... The whole thing was so low,

question was

love

Shane off guard, who knew what trouble

into her car, Whitney mentally mapped out her next moves. She needed to stop by the Nelsons'

main concern was Shane. The guy was so oblivious, he'd probably walk right into Sienna's trap. Sienna

She couldn't help but roll

like

what? Stop being a coward and make a move already! Be bold-show up the hero, shut down all her other admirers. Wasn't it you who once pinned her against a

Shane: "..."

screen. "I'm serious. My grandma and Sienna aren't going to let you